Leg-band for poultry



L. S. SULLIVAN AND A. E. ADAMS.

LEG BAND FOR POULTRY. APPLICATION FILED DEC. 8.1919.

Patented Dec. 21, 1920.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

LEON S. SULLIVAN AND ALBERT E. ADAMIS, OF SHEFFIELD, IOWA.

LEG-BAND FOR POULTRY.

Application filed December 8, 1919.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that we, LEON S. SULLIVAN and ALBERT E. ADAMS, citizens of the United States, residing at Sheffield, in the county of Franklin and State of Iowa, have invented a new and useful Leg-Band for Poultry, of which the following is a speci fication.

This invention relates to seals used in connection with bands employed for various purposes.

The principal object of the present invention is to provide a band to be used in connection with poultry and adapted to be positioned around one leg of the fowl, for marking the fowl, so that a particular bird, or breed of birds may be distinguished from others.

A further object of the invention is to provide a device of this character which may be readily positioned on the leg of a bird and automatically locked thereon in such a way that the same may only be removed by cutting, or mutilating parts thereof, consequently rendering the same inoperative.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a device of this character which, when positioned on the leg of a bird is free of all projections that could catch and hold an obstruction that might be encountered by the wearer, thereby obviating all possibility of the band causing injury to the bird.

With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed, can be made within the scope of what is claimed without departing from the spirit of the invention.

Referring now to the drawing Figure 1 illustrates a plan view of a band constructed in accordance with my invention;

Fig. 2 is a horizontal sectional view taken on line 2-2 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a top plan view of the casing;

Fig. 4 is a horizontal sectional view taken on line 44 of Fig. 3; I

Fig. 5 is a top plan view of a lOCklIlg disk Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 21, 1920.

Serial No. 343,341.

ponstructed in accordance with my inven- Fig. 6 is a sectional view taken on line (3-6 of Fig. 5; and

Fig. 7 is a sectional view taken through the band as applied to the leg of a bird.

Referring now to the drawing in detail, the reference character 5 designates a substantially flat band formed of sheet metal, and having an opening 6 formed in, and adjacent one end thereof. A substantially large circular head 7 is formed integral with the opposite end of the band 5, and is formed with a depression 8, thereby providing the annular flange 9, for purposes to be hereinafter more fully described.

The circular casing 10 forming one section of the locking seal, is provided with a base 11, and integral side walls 12, which are curved as at 13 to provide a shoulder 18, said shoulder being provided with a slot 14 to receive the apertured end of the band 5, to permit the same to be inserted within the casing of the seal.

As shown, the flange 15 forms a continuation of the shoulder 13, and extends up wardly in a position to be readily turned down upon the remaining elements of the seal, for securing the elements together.

A locking disk 16, provided with a lateral flange 17 is adapted to be positioned on the shoulder 13, with the locking tongue 17 which is stamped from the central portion of the disk 16 extending toward the bottom 11 of the casing 10.

This spring tongue 17', as shown by Fig. 5 of the drawing is substantially triangular in formation, and includes the pointed end 18 adapted to position itself in the aperture 6 of the band 5, when the end of the band 5 in which the opening 6 is formed, is inserted in the slot 14.

In assembling a seal of this kind, the disk 16, as before stated is positioned on the shoulder 13, the circular head 7 of the metallic band 5 is positioned on the disk 16, the upper ends of the flange 15 being turned down to engage the annular flange 9 of said head 7, thereby locking the head 7 and looking disk 16 in position on the casing.

It will be seen that the free end of the band 5 is bent around the le of a bird, when the same is to be applied, the end of the band 5 carrying the opening 6 inserted in the slot 13' With the result that the opening positions itself over the pointed end 18 of the spring tongue 17', and is locked, securely Within the casing.

Having now described ofur invention, What We claim is 1- In a poultry band, a band member having an opening formed in one end thereof and having a circular head formed in the opposite end, a casing having a shoulder formed adjacent one edge thereof, and having a cut out portion extending from one edge terminating adjacent to the shoulder, a circular plate having an extension formed integrally therewith, said plate adapted to be positioned on the shoulder, the extension adapted to extend through the cut out portion of the casing, said plate having a laterally extending tongue, the circular head adapted to be positioned over the circular plate for providing a cover for the casing, to secure the plate therein, and the tongue of the circular plate adapted to extend through the opening in the band member when the same is inserted Within the casing. In testimony that We claim the foregoing as our oWn, We have hereto affixed our signatures in the presence of two Witnesses.

,LEONS. SULLIVAN. ALBERT E. ADAMS. Witnesses:

WV. A. AMEs, S. H. HAINES. 

